Introduction to Occupation and Occupational Therapy

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Effective Term: 2025/02
Institute / School :Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Unit Title: Introduction to Occupation and Occupational Therapy
Unit ID: NHPOT1011
Credit Points: 15.00
Prerequisite(s): Nil
Co-requisite(s): Nil
Exclusion(s): Nil
ASCED: 061703
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Brief description of the Unit

The purpose of this unit is to establish an understanding of the meaning and concept of occupation and be able to apply an occupational perspective to human situations. Students will engage with the occupational therapy community and identify the foundational processes that underpin occupational therapy practice for enabling change.

Grade Scheme: Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF)
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Placement Component: No
Supplementary Assessment:Yes
Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment
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The Ahpra and National Boards’ Shared Code of Conduct (2022); Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (2018) and National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2017) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit.

Topics may include:

  • The study of human occupation
  • The structure of occupation
  • Occupational development and change
  • Occupational development across the life span
  • Occupational health and wellbeing
  • Occupational justice
  • Occupational disruption
  • Key concepts and the process of occupational therapy
  • Client centred practice
  • Enabling occupation
  • Thinking like an OT
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